Among the packages compiled were xorg-x11-6.8.2 and kernel 2.4.29. I also plugged in a new monitor, a GDM-5410, but when I rebooted ... no X. On examining the Xorg.0.log, the first thing that seemed to be amiss, or maybe not, but is worth mentioning anyway, was that the Creator card was being recognised as

The strange thing is xorg-x11 has been updated once or twice and that the /etc/X11/xorg.conf has not been touched for a long, long time. Maybe I'm overlooking something which now should be in xorg.conf, so to quote:

The "Elite" line you display is misleading but normal. One of these days I'll track it down and change it to "Creator/Elite" or something. It is surprisingly difficult to figure out which one you have.

Your problem stems from use of dlloader for 6.8.2. It is irritating, but the fix is easy enough. In your Section "Module", add